Oliver Samuels is Born

Oliver Adolphus Samuels, actor and comedian was born November 4, 1948 in Harmony Hall, St. Mary.

He grew up on a banana plantation where his father worked as a casual labourer and his mother sold items on the estate. His involvement in drama began in his childhood when, at the age of seven, he and the other children on the plantation would sing and recite poetry on Friday nights.